| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus flavus Nutt. |
| Synonyms | Astragalus argillosus M.E.Jones |
| Astragalus confertiflorus A.Gray | |
| Astragalus flaviflorus (Kuntze) E.Sheld. | |
| Habitat | semideserts of w. USA |
| Description | cinereous, leaves 3-14cm long, leaflets 11-19 pairs, linear to oblanceolate, raceme 10-30-flowered, at first compact, later elongate, pod oblong-ellipsoid, 7-13mm long |
| Size | 10-30cm |
| Color | pale yellow, purple |
| Bloom | spring, early summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | tuft |
| Cultivation | dry, sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
| Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Northern America
Northwestern U.S.A. (Colorado , Wyoming ) Southwestern U.S.A. (Arizona , Nevada , Utah ) South-Central U.S.A. (New Mexico) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | FABACEAE
flavus higginsii S.L.Welsh, Utah Fl., ed. 3: 373 (2003)
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